Police warning as burglars targets homes across Doncaster

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Sneak-in thieves have stolen hundreds of pounds worth of property in Doncaster over the last week after residents left homes insecure.

Computers and a purse were taken from a house in Station Road, Norton, after the culprits entered through an unlocked front door while burglars got into a home in Hazel Grove, Conisbrough, via an open conservatory window to steal computers, before exiting through a door as the key had been left in the lock.

A resident at Troon Road, Hatfield, left a door unlocked while they cut the lawn, leaving the way clear for an offender who stole jewellery and an Xbox.

Offenders grabbed a £200 handbag from a house in Newlands Drive, Cusworth, after getting in through a back door and thieves struck in Basil Avenue, Armthorpe, reaching through an open window to take a computer worth £180.

Superintendent Eddie Murphy said: “We just keep making it easy for criminals.

“Unfortunately there are people out there who are just waiting for an opportunity and for that lapse in taking basic security measures.”